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Here’s what we’ve got for you this week:

Hope you’re enjoying the day off – and while you're waiting for the rain to pass, Munich has a good use for your fifteen minutes. A €1 million city budget is up for a vote: public water fountains, green spaces, education containers – real ideas that could actually happen. Voting closes June 14,  for Munich residents aged 14 and over.

Also in: Oktoberfest 2026 beer prices. A liter will cost between €14.80 and €15.90 this year – up about 2.4% from last year. Non-alcoholic drinks start at €11 a liter. The city doesn't set the prices but does review them.

3 bits of news

Moving to Munich just got a little easier 

Munich has launched a new digital service for anyone new to the city. Answer a few questions about your documents and nationality, and it builds a personalized checklist of relevant services – residence permits, school counseling, language cafés, and study options – all in one place.

The tool is mobile-friendly and built around images rather than dense text, which matters when German isn't your first language. The checklist can be saved and accessed again at any time via a link.

It's part of a growing suite of city services – previous tools covered moving to Munich and navigating financial hardship. For anyone who has spent an afternoon lost on a German government website, this is a genuine improvement.

Find more information here (in German) and try out the tool here. 

Free support is back in the English Garden this summer

From May 29 to August 1, the Muc Aware team is back in the southern half of the Englischer Garten. They're out every Friday, Saturday, and nights before public holidays from 5pm to 10pm. They travel by cargo bike, wear purple vests, and are easy to find.

The team supports anyone who feels harassed, discriminated against, threatened, or unsafe in public spaces. They can be approached directly on site or reached via hotline at 01520-1657578. They show up rain or shine.

Muc Aware is run by AKIM, Munich's neutral conflict mediation service. If you can't reach them in person, they're also available at [email protected].

Find more information here (in German). 

Raising bilingual kids in Munich? This map is worth bookmarking 

If you speak another language at home and want to keep it alive, Munich has more resources than most people realize. LMU's International Research Center for Multilingualism has built an interactive map of heritage language programs across the city. It covers over 40 languages: from Arabic, Turkish, and Russian to Greek, Italian, Spanish, and Ukrainian.

The map is aimed at families, children, teenagers, and adults alike. It shows where classes and courses are available across Munich's neighborhoods, and can be filtered by language. Schools, daycare centers, and counseling services are also included.

The map is still being updated so if you know of a course that isn't listed yet, there's a contact form to submit it, created by the Origin-Languages-Future network and based at LMU in Maxvorstadt.

Find more information here (in German) or try it out yourself here. 

Bonus: 

• EU Commission imposes €200 million fine on Temu

• Driving lessons with parents: What does that mean for insurance?

• Taco Bell plans to open its first branches in Munich

• June 2026: 8 changes affecting expats in Germany

• Hamburg says no to the Olympics – Munich reacts with division

Everyone says Munich property is an expense, not an investment. They're wrong.

You've heard it. Reddit threads, dinner parties, colleagues who've been renting for a decade. Munich prices are too high, upside is limited, just treat buying as a lifestyle cost.

That framing is expensive.

Because it makes people skip the financing math entirely. And in Germany, the financing structure changes everything. Equity requirements, repayment mechanics, fixed-rate periods, KfW programmes most internationals never look into. When you actually model it out, Munich property stops looking like an expense pretty fast.

finbird's free webinar covers exactly this. 45 minutes, plain English. Founder Daniela Kögel walks through the full buying process, how German mortgages actually work, and real case studies so you see the numbers in practice. Live Q&A at the end. Can't make it? Register and you'll get the recording.

Next session: 16 June 2026. Online, free, no obligation.

Register here

2 upcoming events

Munich turns two neighborhoods into free cultural festivals

Two Munich neighborhoods are throwing FREE week-long cultural festivals this month. Sendling-Obersendling kicks off on June 11 at Neuhofener Park, running through June 17. Berg am Laim follows from June 25 to July 1 at the festival grounds on St.-Veit-Straße.

Both weeks follow the same format: decorated squares, festival tents, live music, theater, cabaret, and circus shows for kids. The evening program features well-known Munich artists, and the daytime program is largely shaped by local residents, clubs, and community groups. 

Almost everything is FREE, and the program runs all week so there's no pressure to catch it all in one go. Full programs for both neighborhoods can be downloaded on the website.

Find more information here (in German).

General information:
📍 Sendling-Obersendling and Berg am Laim district
⏰ Sendling-Obersendling: June 11–17 and Berg am Laim: June 25–July 1
🎟️ FREE

Ditch your phone, build something cool, meet someone new

Digital Detox Dudes is a Munich initiative that organizes phone-free events. Be it park meetups, silent reading parties, hikes, and now a Lego building evening on June 6 at Out of the Blox in Schwabing. Phones are collected and locked away at the door. No exceptions.

The evening runs in two parts. First: Lego building – helping you be creative. Then themed tables and speed friending, where the conversations tend to get surprisingly real once the phones are out of the picture.

Tickets are €35 and the first drink is included. The organizers have noticed something interesting: once the phone is physically gone, social anxiety drops and the quality of interaction goes up. Worth finding out for yourself.

Find more information about the event here (in English and German) and about the organisers here.

General information:

📍 Out of the Blox, Schleißheimer Str. 118, 80797 München
⏰​​ Saturday, June 6, 5–7:30pm
🎟️ €35

Bonus: 

• Bicycle checks by the Mobility Department

• Secondhand Popup at Homegirl Space - Jun 5

• Minna Thiel Summer Festival - Jun 7

• Learn to crochet & make your own bag - Jun 7

• Sustainability festival in Langbürgener Straße - Jun 12

• Webinar: Generate your own electricity on your balcony - Jun 8

1 new restaurant/
café to try

Spicery

Spicery is on Weißenburger Platz in Au-Haidhausen. With an outdoor terrace overlooking the fountain, it’s a great spot to eat outside this summer. Inside, the design is clean and modern with warm lighting. The kitchen team is Thai, and it shows.

The menu covers all the classics: Massaman curry, pad thai, papaya salad – but the specials are where it gets interesting. Soft shell crab in chu chee curry, crocodile with red curry, duck five ways, and a whole sea bream with your choice of sauce. For groups of three or more, the Thai pinto set menu is worth considering.

Open daily from 5pm, kitchen runs until 10pm on weekdays and 11pm on weekends. Reservations only for groups of ten or more, so walk-ins are welcome.

General information:

📍 Weißenburger Platz 3, 81667 München
🥘 Thai
⏰ Everyday from 5pm–Midnight
 

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